BOUNCING baby John Lloyd became Bolton Wanderers' youngest ever fan . . . aged just two minutes old! Proud mum and dad Wayne and Nicola registered their newly-born son as a member of the Bolton Wanderers' Lofty's Kids Club as soon as he entered the world
WANDERERS' high-flying status has not only seen them take to the air on trips to away games - they jetted to Highbury last week - it has also put them in the top flight of transfer speculation. After checking out German superstars Oliver Bierhoff and
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house in Chorley New Road, Bolton, after a pan of food caught fire last night. The house occupier had put the blaze out before emergency crews arrived.
COUNCILLORS have agreed security-conscious plans to build a double garage for Rumworth School in Armadale Road, Bolton. The garage will be used to house the school's two minibuses. A hedgerow will be planted to screen the garage from nearby houses in
IPSWICH'S loss has been Wanderers' gain, judging by the impact Jermaine Johnson made at Arsenal. The Tractor Boys might have snapped up the Jamaican international last winter but bad weather cut short his Portman Road trial without him kicking a ball!
PLANS to build a three-storey complex of flats in Chorley New Road, Lostock, have been rejected by councillors. Under the plans, six units and eight car parking spaces would have been created with access from Garsdale Lane. Local residents had opposed
A MOTHER and her son were found cowering in fear under the stairs at their home after a domestic incident involving her partner, a court heard. Phillip Driver, aged 37, of Driver Street, Chesham, Bury, appeared before a District Judge sitting at a combined
WANDERERS fan Ged Greenhalgh picked up TWO FREE tickets for the Sunderland game at the Reebok Stadium - thanks to the BEN website. His entry was the first picked at random in our easy-to-enter competition on www.thisisbolton.co.uk on Thursday. Official
RAISING money for charity was nothing more than child's play for Bolton youngsters at Toybox Pre-School Nursery. The children, aged two to five, stepped out to collect cash for the Meningitis Trust and its work with under-fives. A Toddle Waddle was organised
A BANNED driver was spotted behind the wheel of a car a mere seven minutes after being disqualified from driving, a court was told. David Stanley, aged 19, was driving away from the court where he had just been banned for six months. Mr Martin McRobb,
WANDERERS are hoping Artim Sakiri's reputation as a respected international will help him secure a work permit. Reebok officials, who were disappointed to learn that his original application had been rejected, are now planning to lobby support from internationals
HEALTH chiefs at Bolton's crisis-hit hospital are solving a staffing crisis by employing 14 new nurses -- from the Philippines. The nurses are due to arrive at the Royal Bolton Hospital towards the end of October. Hospital chiefs said the foreign nurses
A BUSINESSMAN whose company is expected to turn over £1 million this year, bought a stolen £25,000 Mercedes convertible for just £3,500, a court heard. Mohammed Maju was later stopped by police driving the car along St Helens Road, Bolton, but the vehicle
AMBITIOUS plans to build a two-storey hotel in Horwich have been put on hold until planning chiefs and councillors visit the site. Under the plans, a 60-bed Travel Inn would be attached to the side of the Beehive pub in Chorley New Road. The proposals
A BOLTON woman has lost her four-day fight for life after a road accident. Karen Blackburn, aged 28, died in hospital as a result of the injuries she suffered in a two-car crash on her way to work. Mrs Blackburn, of Woodburn Drive, Smithills, died at
BOLTON has been hit by a double job blow with the announcement that up to 350 people are facing redundancy at two firms. Both Bernstein Group Plc at Westhoughton and Ingersoll Rand at Hindley Green said last night the jobs are being axed because of a
PENSIONER George Winstanley sat down and wept after Royal Bolton Hospital administration staff informed him that his appointment had been cancelled -- for the fifth time. The 72-year-old has been living with the fear that he could have cancer since July
WANDERERS had a laugh at their own expense when they staged a bizarre banquet at a top Knutsford restaurant on Tuesday. See also our CELEBRATION FEAST file on the left link The willingness of fun-loving chairman Phil Gartside and members of the Reebok
SATURDAY THE mountain became Everest when Ricardo Gardner was red-carded half an hour into the game at Highbury; tougher still when Michael Jeffers finally broke their resolve and put Arsenal ahead in the 76th minute. But the 10 men refused to surrender
THEY have handled the best, now they are ready to take on the rest. After seeing off Fowler and Owen, cancelling out Viduka, Keane and Kewell then proving more than a match for Bergkamp, Henry and Wiltord, the Wanderers' back four have won the respect
A QUARTER of a century ago they were confident young characters in an upwardly mobile Bolton Wanderers team that was destined to hit the big time. As "Big Sam" and "Reidy" they were two of the loudest and liveliest in the dressing room, where the laughs
BOLTON schoolboy Michael Gillan, who is attached to the Wanderers' Academy, has a chance to follow in the footsteps of Michael Owen after being named in the England Under 16s squad for the Victory Shield home internationals next month. The annual competition
WANDERERS had a laugh at their own expense when they staged a bizarre banquet at a top Knutsford restaurant on Tuesday. The willingness of fun-loving chairman Phil Gartside and members of the Reebok football and admin staff to sit down to a dish of lamb's
CRICKET club supporters are hoping for a full house or two by inviting Bolton residents for an afternoon chat and a game of bingo. Astley Bridge Cricket Club, Moss Bank Way, has been the venue for Wednesday afternoon bingo games for the past 12 years
IPSWICH'S loss has been Wanderers' gain, judging by the impact Jermaine Johnson made at Arsenal. The Tractor Boys might have snapped up the Jamaican international last winter but bad weather cut short his Portman Road trial without him kicking a ball!
A MAN from Radcliffe who burgled a music shop in Rochdale and then failed to attend court to be sentenced may now be facing prison after being brought before a District Judge on warrant. Kirk Lee Stott, aged 20, of Radcliffe House, Church Street, appeared
DETECTIVES are investigating the "suspicious" death of a 35-year-old man in Bolton last night. The man, who has not been identified, is believed to have died as a result of a disturbance in Gilnow Road, Heaton. Today police sealed off a three-floor terraced
BOLTON South East MP Brian Iddon has leant his support to a gas company campaign to help reduce the number of local children being poisoned by household medicines and drugs. Information packs are to be sent to Bolton schools by gas pipeline company Transco
KIND-HEARTED residents across Bolton raised a cuppa for charity -- and raised hundreds of pounds for MacMillan Cancer Relief. Businesses, schools and voluntary organisations held coffee mornings to support the cause under the charity's World's Biggest
ATLANTIC CROSSING: Ashley Hurst practising for his sessions in Vancouver, watched by two admirers - his sisters Laura and Shelbi BOLTON'S youngest DJ will be wowing clubbers across the Atlantic after being offered work in Canada. Ashley Hurst has been
HIGH-flying pupils have got off to the best possible start at secondary school thanks to the time they spent over the summer back in the classroom. For the second year running, Canon Slade hosted a summer school aimed at nurturing the talents of gifted
THERE was good news for cash-strapped Bury and boss Andy Preece this week. The beleagured manager was cheered by the arrival of experienced Graham Barrow, who has been being brought in as coach while cancer victim Billy Ayre is recovering from his illness
